Wobbleshroom Chipangizo Chokonzanso Ntchafu by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Zida za Masewera, Kuthamanga ndi Kupumula Competition Category.
ChitsuloZida za Masewera· 2022
Wobbleshroom Chipangizo Chokonzanso Ntchafu
by Minkyu Seo
Client: Minkyu Seo
Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award Winner in Zida za Masewera Category
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About Wobbleshroom Chipangizo Chokonzanso Ntchafu
Wobbleshroom ndi chipangizo chophunzitsira kulinganiza thupi chopangidwa kuti chilimbikitse ntchafu ndi kuthandiza kupewa kuvulala. Mapangidwe ake achokera ku bolodi lozungulira (wobble board) ndipo amakumbutsa bowa. Kuponda pa mbale yapamwamba kumayambitsa chipangizocho, chimene chimaimba nyimbo ndikugwedeza m'makona osankhidwa kuti chitsogolere wogwiritsa ntchito kupendekera mbali imeneyo. Gawo limodzi limatenga mphindi zitatu. Pamwamba pake papangidwa ndi thovu lofewa la polyurethane loti likhale losamalira komanso lofewa, ndipo thupi lake lapangidwa ndi acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. Chipangizochi chimayeza masentimita 55 kutalika ndi 38 kufota, ndipo chimalemera makilogalamu 5.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award
Wobbleshroom Chipangizo Chokonzanso Ntchafu ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino omwe amakwaniritsa zofunika za akatswiri ndi za makampani zomwe zimayembekezeka kuchokera ku zolengedwa zopangidwa bwino. Opambana a Chitsulo amaonetsa luso lalikulu, ukatswiri wapamwamba, kumvetsetsa kwa akatswiri ndi mphamvu yolenga ya opanga awo. Wobbleshroom Chipangizo Chokonzanso Ntchafu akuyembekezeka kukhala cholengedwa choyamikiridwa kwambiri, chosirira ndi chokondedwa chomwe ndi chothandiza ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Chitsulo ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a makampani ndipo ali ndi makhalidwe a ukadaulo oyenerera olumikizidwa ndi chidziwitso ndi luso. Wobbleshroom Chipangizo Chokonzanso Ntchafu amalemekezedwa chifukwa cha kusamala kwake ndipo anapangidwa kuti apereke kukonza kwa moyo kumene kumathandiza kusandutsa dziko kukhala malo abwino.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Wobbleshroom is a prehabilitative device designed to prevent future ankle injuries by bringing Neuromuscular Training and Whole Body Vibration into our everyday life. The device utilizes sound and vibration to guide the user in which direction to move – always ensuring a safe, fun, and effective exercise routine that does not feel burdensome.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 55cm x 38cm, 5kg
- Tags
- Healthcare, Recreation, Gamification, Exercise, Fun
- Production Technology
- To improve grips to prevent a user from falling off while being on top of the device, the top of the Wobbleshroom is designed with soft PU foam. It is soft, cushiony, and provides enough rigidity, serving as a perfect material to address my need. The rest of the body is mostly designed with Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene.
- Design Challenge
- Challenge was to lower the bar of rehabilitative exercise so that it is readily accessible for all users in a safe, joyful way, ultimately with a goal of the product blending into the user's daily life without feeling like a chore. To make the breakthrough, I have interviewed the users and the experts in the field - including doctors from John Hopkins University, based on data collected on various functional mockups.
- Research
- The research initially began with ankle injuries. Though some may view them as minor incidents, they are highly likely to develop into permanently unstable ankles if improperly treated. After finding out that the primary way to prevent ankle injuries is by improving peroneal muscles, I set out ways to discover possible fitting exercise routines used by professional athletes. It was there that I came across neuromuscular training and whole-body vibration. Prior is an exercise often used by athletes, and later is a technique developed by NASA for astronauts to stimulate leg muscles and improve balance.
- Inspiration
- The main inspiration came from the wobble board, a widely used tool to improve one's core strength during rehabilitative exercise.
Additional inspiration came from interviews with experts - including a doctor at Johns Hopkins University. - Project Duration
- The project finished December of 2021 in California.
- Operation Flow
- The simple act of stepping on the Wobbleshroom activates the device. It would start to play music notes and vibrate specific corners of the upper plate (mushroom hat), guiding users to tilt their bodies accordingly. A single set completes after 3 minutes, which is just the safe amount of exercise one is expected to do a day.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Minkyu Seo
- Team Members
- Minkyu Seo
- Image Credits
- N/A
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